Important Social Security and SSI Info.

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Hello Friends,
     I am just passing this along via my wife who found and posted this in F/ B.   If true, we can all rejoice and smile for a change!   Everyone who receive these benefits will reap a timely reward and reprieve.  Perhaps it will come near [what the world calls] Easter.  The resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  That should be the most important Christian celebration of the entire year, on April 12th !   It would be nice if we were allowed to celebrate that day with our spiritual brothers and sister in our houses of worship --- but we will have to see and listen for Gov't reports and orders so we don't spread the sickness of Coronavirus.  And it seems kind of odd that I am just sitting here at my keyboard now instead of being in church with the brothers and sisters of like Faith.
     At least we can be thankful for a warm house, food and drink and enough income to pay the bills.  Thank You, Father in Heaven!


Warm Regards,
Thomas G Schuckman
Email:   tschuckman@aol.com

Social Security recipients to get checks under coronavirus stimulus bill. Here's how | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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March 27, 2020 5:48 PM

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Social Security recipients to get checks under coronavirus stimulus bill. Here’s how

By Hayley Fowler and
Brian Murphy
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Millions of Americans are about to receive stimulus checks from the government — including recipients of Social Security.
Adults who learn less than $75,000 a year will receive $1,200 under the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package Congress has crafted to help ease an economic downturn caused by the spread of COVID-19. An additional $500 will be paid out for dependents.
Retirees who get Social Security payments will also get the money. So will recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a federal program for disabled or blind residents and those who have little or no income, according to the Senate Finance Committee.

In 2019, 64 million Americans received Social Security payments, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. About 8 million received SSI benefits.
Social Security recipients typically don’t file tax returns. But “as long as they received an SSA-1099 form (the Social Security benefit statement), the federal government will be able to send them a payment via the usual way they get their Social Security payment,” according to the Washington Post.
Sen. Richard Burr’s office in North Carolina confirmed that, WLOS reported.
Without a tax return, “those on Social Security and SSI Disability can use their Social Security Administration data to make their claim,” according to WLOS.
Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland clarified that anyone receiving SSI who files taxes will be eligible for a stimulus check, KREM reported. If someone else claims them on their taxes, that person will get an additional $500 allotted for dependents under the bill.
No additional information was available on the IRS website after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill Friday. There are also currently no sign-ups needed for stimulus payment checks, according to the IRS.